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Massing

This category deals with issues of the overall volume occupied by a building / other construction.

Supporting Patterns

	Create massing that appears as a balanced composition from each persepective or location that the building or structure may be viewed from. Place the highest, most weighty appearing mass near the center.
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	It is important to have an integrity between exterior form and interior spaces of a building. When creating the massing for a building, use it as an opportunity to reveal from the outside, something about how the spaces inside the building are composed. Express the most important interior space as the dominant mass as perceived from outside.
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